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15 Hacks Every Dropbox User Should Know | Maximum PC

When you get right down to it, Dropbox is a pretty simple app. It syncs folders—that’s it. But what makes Dropbox amazing is the sheer number of different ways you can use that functionality, by itself or in conjunction with other programs, to improve your computing experience. We like Dropbox so much that we’ve written about it several times before , and we still haven’t gotten to every cool thing you can do with the program. That’s why, in this article, we’re going to share with you a whopping 15 things that we think everyone should know about Dropbox, from how to get extra storage for free to how to use Dropbox to control your Bittorrent client.

10 AutoHotKey scripts to wildly boost productivity, Windows XP -

http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2008/02/04/10-autohotkey-scripts-to-wildly-boost-productivity-windows-xp/ AutoHotKey is a scripting language that has caught on in a big way because it enables large boosts in productivity often with only a few lines of code. This is a list of 10 pre-built scripts I find invaluable–combined they automate the majority of my administrative tasks. 9. Joystick Mapping – gamers will appreciate this feature, transposing Joystick inputs to keyboard commands allows you to control games without keeping your hands glued to the keyboard.
If you’re like most people these days, you’ve probably got a lot of music on your computer — whether from your own CD library, or downloaded from Amazon, iTunes, or (ahem) elsewhere. But if the only thing you’re doing with your music collection is listening to it, you’re missing out. There are a large number of web applications devoted to helping you get more from the music you already have .

5 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Music Collection

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http://mashable.com/2008/12/25/facebook-greasemonkey-scripts/ Facebook is the social network of choice for millions of people , but like any site out there, we all have our own list of improvements we’d like to see. Luckily the Greasemonkey script community feels the same way and has come up with hundreds of scripts to improve your user experience. The scripts allow you to change colors, remove ads, automate repetitive tasks in applications and a whole slew of other improvements. Try out these more than 10 great scripts to use Facebook the way you want to. Auto-Colorizer – An interesting script that analyzes the default image for any profile you visit and adjusts the color scheme of the page to match it.

20+ Great Greasemonkey Scripts for Improving Your Facebook Exper

7 Useful Tools for Web Development Testing

Before launching any new website, feature, or upgrade, it has to be tested. The worst nightmare of any programmer, designer, or business is to launch a broken website that drives away users and hurts reputations. It will only create more work, more headaches, and lost profits. Luckily, there are many great tools for web development testing. These tools test everything from CSS validation to website speed. http://mashable.com/2009/03/21/tools-web-testing/
http://mashable.com/2009/02/19/musician-marketing-tools/

Social Music: 5 Essential Tools for Marketing Your Band

The Social Music series is supported by BLive Share , a platform for online music sharing and host of the Groove Armada mini album. Up until this point in our Social Music series we’ve focused on the fans, providing you with the top recommendation services , best free iPhone apps , the best places to build a playlist and find concerts , and a showdown between Last.fm and Slacker . Now we want to share the music love with musicians, artists, and bands looking to explore social media as a way to promote their work and connect with their fanbase. Besides the obvious sites like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, musicians should leverage the opportunities available to them via the sites listed here.
Click to view In the past year we've highlighted hundreds of Windows apps aimed at making your life easier, boosting your computer productivity, and powering up your PC. For those of you who weren't able to keep up, here's a look back at the most popular Windows downloads of 2008. Keep in mind that this list is based on the popularity of posts we've published in 2008 only, regardless of the original release date of the app. Many were brand new this year, while others were solid updates to popular software. Here's the full run-down of the 12 most popular Windows downloads of 2008: Firefox 3 was easily one of the biggest events in software in 2008 regardless of what platform you run. http://lifehacker.com/5110552/most-popular-free-windows-downloads-of-2008

Best Of 2008: Most Popular Free Windows Downloads of 2008

Best Of 2008: Most Popular Top 10's of 2008

http://lifehacker.com/5099979/most-popular-top-10s-of-2008 Lifehacker is making some changes to its comment system that will require you to log in with a Facebook, Google, or Twitter account. You must convert your account to one of these services in order to continue using your account. Converting your account on Lifehacker will do so on all Gawker Media Sites.
Last year we did a post on Web development tools . A lot has changed in the past year, and there are tons of new tools available to developers. Options include drag-and-drop application builders, code repositories, project management and testing apps, and frameworks for working with a variety of coding languages, from Ajax to Ruby to Python.

Web Development Toolbox: 120+ New Tools for Web Development

http://mashable.com/2008/11/01/web-development-tools/
http://techcrunch.com/2008/09/08/three-demo-companies-to-keep-an-eye-on/ This week we’re going to see dozens of companies launch new products. Here are a few of the companies presenting this week at DEMO that are showing some strong potential: In most cases, choice is a good thing.

Three DEMO Companies To Keep An Eye On

25+ Tools for a Road Trip 2.0

Ten, five, even two years ago, documenting a road trip meant disposable cameras, a fold-out map, postage stamps and planning ahead. Now a road trip means streaming video, GPS, email, and Hotels.com. Even if you’re not rocking an iPhone or BlackBerry, I know from personal experience (like last month, before I had an iPhone) that you can still have a digital adventure with something as simple as the Sony Ericsson w580i. In fact, if I’d had an iPhone then, I wouldn’t have been able to take all of the embarrassing footage I ended up with after 62 hours in the car.
This article is a comparison of issue tracking systems which are notable, including bug tracking systems , help desk and service desk issue tracking systems, and asset management systems. The comparison includes client-server application, distributed and hosted systems. Yes, Integrated document manager, Scrum, Kanban, waterfall project mgm, Wiki, custom dashboard, multiproject report, baselineing, release mgm, API, RSS, ActivityStream, notifications Task management, Workflow, Custom reporting, Knowledge Base , dashboard, service level agreement , automatic assignment, file attachments, inbound and outbound email, active directory integration, Asset Management , escalation rules, surveys, global issues, projects

Comparison of issue tracking systems - Wikipedia, the free encyc

south by southwest festivals + conferences

Scheduled March 9-13, the 2012 SXSW® Interactive Festival will feature five days of compelling presentations from the brightest minds in emerging technology, scores of exciting networking events hosted by industry leaders, the unparalleled SXSW Trade Show and an unbeatable lineup of special programs showcasing the best new digital works, video games and innovative ideas the international community has to offer. Join us for the most energetic, inspiring and creative event of the year, coming March 2012. If you'd like to speak at SXSW 2012, be sure to propose your idea through the SXSW PanelPicker.
Here are 30 of the Best Fonts / Typefaces that every designer must / should own sorted by alphabetical order. There are 15 serif fonts and 15 sans-serif fonts. These fonts will last you your whole career! A brief description of what each font is best suited for is provided however are not limited to this. There are some top free cool fonts that are downloadable in this collection and some that come with your operating system… the others are not so free but they sure will help you improve your typography !

30 Best Fonts, Downloadable Fonts, Free Fonts, Cool Fonts for De